advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
good policy; wise policy; best plan
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
scene; sight; scenario; setting
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
common people; ordinary people; masses
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
help; assistance; service
to manage; to arrange; to see to (a matter); to consult (with); to talk (to)
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
manners; courtesy; etiquette
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour